Pushpendra Tiwari

Head IT & Security at Quikr

Pushpendra Tiwari has a diverse range of work experience in the field of IT and security. Pushpendra currently serves as the Co-Founder & Business Enabler at NETNXT Network. Pushpendra is also a member of both the ISC2 Bangalore Chapter and the Cloud Security Alliance Bangalore Chapter.

Prior to their current role, Tiwari worked at Quikr as the Head of IT & Security, where they managed and maintained the enterprise infrastructure for Quikr's group of companies. Pushpendra was responsible for ensuring high availability of hosting infrastructure and implementing IT & Cyber Security strategies. Tiwari also led the migration of branch offices to SD-WAN architecture, resulting in significant cost savings. Pushpendra managed a team of IT Solution Engineers, Network Engineers, and Server Engineers and played a key role in developing and supporting business objectives.

Before joining Quikr, Tiwari held various roles at GMP Technical Solutions, Lenskart.com, Emarson Computers, E-tech Solutions Private Limited, and Tacker Technologies Pvt. Ltd, where they gained experience in network engineering and network presales.

Overall, Tiwari's work experience demonstrates a strong background in IT infrastructure management, network engineering, and IT security.

Pushpendra Tiwari completed their Master of Computer Applications (MCA) degree in Computer Science from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU from 2008 to 2012. Prior to that, they obtained a B.A (Hons) degree from Delhi University from 2002 to 2005 and completed their 12th education from CBSE from 2000 to 2002.

In terms of certifications, Pushpendra Tiwari has a variety of accreditations. Pushpendra obtained the Google Workspace Deployment Services Credential from Google in July 2023. In 2022, they completed the Cybersecurity Awareness: Phishing Attacks certification from LinkedIn. In 2021, they acquired certifications such as JumpCloud Core Certification from JumpCloud, Meraki FIT Level Two from Cisco Meraki, Fortinet Network Security Expert Level 1, 2, and 3: Certified Associate from Fortinet, and Meraki FIT Level One from Cisco Meraki. Additionally, they obtained the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification in April 2014 and the Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures certification in March 2014. Furthermore, they achieved the Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA) certification in October 2005 and the Fortinet Network Security Expert Level 4: Certified Professional certification in September 2021.

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Timeline

  • Head IT & Security

    April, 2020 - present

  • Manager- IT & Security

    April, 2017

  • Principal Network Engineer

    July, 2015

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